Support you local fly shop, but don’t ignore yarn shops and craft stores for the occasional discovery of interesting fly tying materials. Walk about with an air of confidence and purpose. If you don’t, the female employees and customers with activate the pervert alert devices unless you are already comfortable with dry floral arranging and beading.

A few years ago, I made the discovery of a craft store boa. Strung marabou plumes in various shades at about $8.00+ per boa. Each boa is enough for several hundred flies.

There are also, assorted packages of lesser grade feathers that might serve some tying purpose.

I don’t do much in the way of attaching adhesive eyes on streamers and then overlaying epoxy or some clear goop. But, there was a section of adhesive eyes and similar attachments.

Craft stores and yarn shops always have one or more finds that are easily used in fly tying. Not so many that you will forsake fly shops or mail order, but enough to make you venture into the lands of artificial flowers and crochet hooks.